Typee

A Peep at Polynesian Life

Herman Melville author John Bryant editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc

Published:1st Jan '96

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Typee is a fast-moving adventure tale, an autobiographical account of the author's Polynesian stay, an examination of the nature of good and evil, and a frank exploration of sensuality and exotic ritual.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

"A classic of American literature [and] the pioneer in South Sea romance."
- Arthur Stedman

ISBN: 9780140434880

Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 16mm

Weight: 266g

368 pages